Basketball Recap: Baxter Springs Comes Up Short

It was a proper cat-fight when Baxter Springs challenged St. Mary's-Colgan on Tuesday. The Baxter Springs Lions took a 48-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of the St. Mary's-Colgan Panthers. The defeat continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now lost five in a row.

Baxter Springs' loss dropped their record down to 2-8-2. As for St. Mary's-Colgan, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 9-5.

Baxter Springs will face off against Galena on Friday. As for St. Mary's-Colgan, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Columbus at 7:15 p.m.